Phương Liên Explained

Phương Liên
Birth Date:3 November 1939
Birth Place:Đà Lạt
House:Nguyễn Phúc
Father:Bảo Đại
Mother:Nam Phương
Spouse:Bernard Soulain
Issue:Valérie Soulain
Caroline Soulain

Princess Phương Liên of Vietnam (born 3 November 1939 in Đà Lạt) is a daughter of Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Vietnam, and his first wife, Empress Nam Phương.

Biography

Her father abdicated as emperor in 1945.[1]

She was educated at the Convent des Oiseaux, Verneuil-sur-Seine, France, and in England.

On 6 January 1961, in the Catholic rite of matrimony, Princess Phương Liên married banker Bernard Maurice Soulain, in Chabrignac, Corrèze, France. He is from Bordeaux, and is the son of Alysse Albert Soulain and his wife, Yvonne Adrienne Marguerite Cousin.

They have two daughters:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-10-23. Obituary: Bao Dai. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bao-dai-1243873.html . 2022-05-26 . subscription . live. 2021-08-09. The Independent. en.